Brian Yuzna (born August 30, 1949 in the Philippines) is a director, writer and producer who has been active within the independenthorrorgenre for over thirty years. He is widely known as the producer behind Re-Animator, as well as being the first American filmmaker to adapt a Manga into a live-action feature. He has helmed several adaptations of the work of H.P. Lovecraft, and has assisted many first time directors (including Stuart Gordon, Christophe Gans and Luis De La Madrid in getting their projects made.

With Julio Fernández, Yuzna started Fantastic Factory, a label under Barcelona film company Filmax. Yuzna's goal for Fantastic Factory is produce "modestly budgeted genre (horror, science fiction, fantasy) films for the international market (shot in English language) using genre talent from all around the world and to develop local talent."[1]